This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's. Supplies Needed: ~Gimp (any version will do). ~Well Hello Kitty PTU scrapkit by Wicked Princess Scraps which you can get HERE. ~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis, you must have a license to use this art which you can now get HERE. ~Template of choice. I used Template 35 by Leah which you can get from our blog HERE. ~Mask of choice. I used WSL mask 255 which you can get HERE. ~Font of choice. I used Twelve Ton Goldfish. Let's get started!!! 1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha). 2. Open template in PSD format, move layers of template around until they are the way you like them. ~Add paper from scrapkit to individual layers of the template (Right click on template layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select paper layer in layer box > Delete). These are the papers I used: Paper 2 Paper 5 Paper 10 Paper 11 Paper 16 ~I added noise to some of the template layers to make them look glittery (Filters > Noise > RGB Noise). ~I colorized some of the template layers to better match the scrapkit (Colors > Colorize > play with the setting until you get the desired color). ~Add drop shadow to template layers (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow). 3. Open tube, add drop shadow. 4. Open and place the following elements: Whip Boot Cherries Camera Fuzzy Cuffs Kitty Milk Kitty Bowl Circles Sparkles ~Some of the elements may need to be sized down. Using your scale tool in your tool box adjust the pixel size until element is the correct size~ ~Add drop shadow to all elements (except Sparkles)~ 5. Open Paper 3 6. Open mask 7. Add mask to paper (click HERE for a tut on using masks) 8. Merge Layers (Image > Merge Visible Layers). 9. Crop Image (Image > Autocrop Image). 10. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image). 11. Add copyright info and name 12. Save as .png ALL DONE!!!!!!!!!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's. Supplies: Gimp- Any version should work Fabulous PTU kit from Sweet Cravings Scraps called Could've Been HERE Tube of choice. I am using pinuptoons. You must have a license to use these tubes. You can purchase them HERE Template 405 from Divine Intentions HERE Font- Redhead Goddess Let's get started! -Open template. Delete the credits. -Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Layer>Scale Layer by 60%. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used: rounded rectangle- paper 21 Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50 rounded rectangle 2- paper 3 Filters>Repeat Drop Shadow rounded rectangle 3- paper 20 Repeat drop shadow rectangle- paper 16 Repeat drop shadow raster 2- paper 12 Repeat drop shadow frame back- paper 2 -Repeat drop shadow on the frame layer. -Make the stars layer active. Alpha to selection. Delete layer. Add a new layer. Using the bucket fill tool, fill the selsction with white. Select none. Repeat drop shadow. -Open tube. Move the tube layer below the frame layer in the layer box. Place the tube inside the frame. Select the flip tool and click the canvas to flip the tube. Using your eraser erase parts of the tube outside of the frame. Change to mode to soft light. -Open frame 9. Make the 4th layer. Scale by 50%. Select your magic wand. Click inside the frame. Press shift on your keyboard and click inside the the loops of the string that are inside of the frame. Select>Grow by 2. Open paper 14. Add alpha channel. Scale by 40%. Move paper below this frame layer. Invert & delete. Select none. Repeat drop shadow on frame. -Open tube again. Scale by 75%. Place in the right corner of the frame (see mine). Repeat drop shadow. Layers>Duplicate Layer. Move the duplicate tube layer below brown frame layer. Erase parts of the duplicate tube that are sticking out of the frame. Make the original tube layer active.Erase the bottom part of this tube so it looks like she is sticking out of the frame (see mine). Elements: Adda drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50 to al element layers unless otherwise stated. See my tag for placement. bow 3- scale 30% flower pots- scale 25% frame 4- scale 50% lantern- scale 35% fairy glitter 2- scale 35% no drop shadow flower 4- scale 55% butterfly 1- scale 25% butterfly 2- scale 20% flip with flip tool ribbon 1- scale 55% leaf 2- scale 50% and flip flower 1- scale 25% flower 3- scale 25% cute pixie boy- scale 20% button 1- scale 10% -Add your name and copyright and you're finished!!!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's. Supplies Needed: ~Gimp (any version will do). ~Freshie Lime PTU scrapkit by Rieka Rafita which you can get HERE. ~Tubes of choice. I used the artwork of Misticheskaya, you must have a license to use this art which you can get HERE. ~Template of choice. I used the Flirtacious Template which you can get from Crazy Cakes Scraps HERE. ~Mask of choice. I used WSL mask 255 which you can get HERE. ~Font of choice. I used Valentina JF. Let's get started!!! 1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha). 2. Open template in PSD format, move layers of template around until they are the way you like them. ~Add paper from scrapkit to individual layers of the template (Right click on template layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select paper layer in layer box > Delete). These are the papers I used: Paper 2 Paper 6 Paper 10 Paper 11 Paper 14 ~I added noise to some of the template layers to make them look glittery (Filters > Noise > RGB Noise). ~I colorized some of the template layers to better match the scrapkit (Colors > Colorize > play with the setting until you get the desired color). ~Add drop shadow to template layers (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow). 3. Open tubes, I used both a full body and a close-up, along with the rain layer that came with the tube. I changed the mode on the close-up to Overlay (at the top of your Layer Box you will see where it says Mode, click the arrow and select Overlay from the drop down menu). The close-up and rain layers have been added to the template in the same way you add paper (Right click on template layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select tube layer in layer box > Delete. Do the same steps with the rain layer). Add drop shadow. 4. Open and place the following elements: Cloud Flower 1 Flower 2 Flower 4 Heart 1 Heart 2 Heart Pillow Water Umbrella Ribbon 1 Dragonfly Butterfly ~Some of the elements may need to be sized down. Using your scale tool in your tool box adjust the pixel size until element is the correct size~ ~Add drop shadow to all elements~ 5. Open Paper 8 6. Open mask 7. Add mask to paper 8. Merge Layers (Image > Merge Visible Layers). 9. Crop Image (Image > Autocrop Image). 10. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image). 11. Add copyright info and name 12. Save as .png ALL DONE!!!!!!!!!!